tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89021032649777870032011-04-21T19:58:06.103-07:00Recognizing DREAMers Who Never Stopped Fighting Even After Their Own Dream became a Realitypingpong abyssnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902103264977787003.post-86646838511097978862008-03-11T15:16:00.000-07:002008-03-11T17:19:48.279-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This 2005 article regarding the DREAM Act mentions an ex-DREAMer, Juan Jimenez, who was able to become legalized through his father but who still fought for the passage of the DREAM Act even after he adjusted his status.</span><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" class="content" ></span><blockquote style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="content" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="content" >When Juan Jimenez enrolled at Kansas State University three years ago, he was able to do so thanks to a then-new state law qualifying undocumented students for in-state tuition.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Jimenez and his family moved from Mexico City to Anaheim, Calif., when he was 5. Even though they crossed illegally, he said, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"I never felt different from anybody else. I never felt like an 'alien.' The United States is the only home I've ever known."</span><br /><br />...<br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ></span><blockquote style="font-family:arial;"><p><span class="content" style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="content" >"There was this fear of, 'Wow, I might not get to stay here,'" Jimenez said. "It adds a layer of stress. It's sort of like, what's the point? You're going to spend thousands of dollars in tuition, but after you're done, being unsure that you're going to be able to do anything with that diploma, it's definitely discouraging." </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="content" >Today, Jimenez is a junior, majoring in human resources and international business. During his first year of college, he was able to become a permanent legal resident through his father, who came to the U.S. during a period of amnesty in the 1980s. But he knows many others who don't have that opportunity.</span><span class="content" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" class="content" >As a result, Jimenez has joined forces with other student leaders in at least eight states, clamoring for the passage of a federal bill they say will help solve the problem.</span></p></blockquote><p><span class="content" style=";font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=1309">Link</a><br /></span></p><blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8902103264977787003-8664683851109797886?l=dreamgrads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maria M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12833482336576978026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902103264977787003.post-37691735089630138422008-03-09T17:15:00.000-07:002008-03-11T17:27:50.593-07:00Are you an ex-DREAMer who continued the fight long after you won your own battle? Do you know of some who has? Let us know and they can be recognized for everything that they have done.<br /><br />*Modesty is overrated so don't be shy about nominating yourself. Just leave your story as a comment here or over at the <a href="http://www.dreamact.info/forum">DREAM Act Portal </a>and we'll make sure you make it onto our Hall of Fame.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8902103264977787003-3769173508963013842?l=dreamgrads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Damn Mexicansnoreply@blogger.com0